OK. Getting a dying man off Everest is like trying to save a drowning man by dragging him across 10 miles shark infested ocean waters after going 48 hours without sleep and swimming for 75 miles without a break.
The rest of the post is pretty interesting if you haven't read it.
You might remember this one: http://climb.mountainzone.com/2002/story/hahn/html/hahn_090302.html
Also Dave Hahn...